Speed Gibson

It's so easy to be negative when blogging. Even the humor has a negative base in reality. But I idly followed a blogroll link at Fraters to find Press Think written by Journalism Professor Jay Rosen of New York University. I really like what I read.

Currently, he's asking, "[What did] I used to teach that I no longer believe?". One answer he gave was an old Marshall McLuhan bromide.

When I started I would commonly say to students, “it’s not the content, it’s the form.” (Or: the medium is the message!) I thought this was very wise. Then I learned that content is king, sort of an opposite lesson, and it seemed wise for its time too. Now I don’t see either statement as useful or wise. To figure out when content is king you don’t need slogans like “content is king.” They hurt more than they help.

I'll have to give this some thought, as regards computers, retail, and business. Prof. Rosen has many other fine posts ought there that I'll think you'll enjoy as well.